Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Why In God’s Name Does This Seem Like A Radical Notion!? by Joe Patti

Seth Lepore wrote a piece on HowlRound about the need for Artists to Be Entrepreneurs. I thought it was pretty well written and on the mark. However, I have been feeling extremely frustrated…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 11:16PM

Finding Neverland review – Gary Barlow's dull songs sink muddled show by Alexis Soloski

Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New YorkHarvey Weinstein has spent millions trying to make a film about Peter Pan’s author fly on stage – but though the child stars shine, the music is leaden Con…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15PM

Review: Finding Neverland

Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, and Laura Michelle Kelly return to Broadway in this new musical about how J.M. Barrie came to write Peter Pan.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'Marry Me a Little' falls a little short

Montgomery Theater is a cozy suburban house, and Marry Me a Little, a sweet, sung-through-two-hander featuring Sondheim castoffs (and a few songs that would later be included in his long-def…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:50PM

‘Flyin’ West’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Francine Schwartz

An exceptional  and powerful production of Pearl Cleage‘s Flyin’ West, is being presented by Bowie Community Theatre. Director Estelle Miller receives top-notch performances fr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:38PM

Now, God knows, anything goes by Stephen Farrow

…and I sort of wish it didn’t. There’s nothing at all wrong with the production. In fact, I almost don’t have enough superlatives to describe the production. Under the artistic direc…

SOURCE: oneapostrophe.wordpress.com at 10:21PM

Jerry and Tom – Insomniac theatre by AussieTheatre

The latest offering from the ever prolific Maggie Scott and her Insomniac Theatre group is a fun night of bloody pub theatre. Jerry and Tom is a play by Rick Cleveland, best known for his wo…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:17PM

First Nighter: Flying Off Course While 'Finding Neverland' by David Finkle

Weinstein has certainly toiled industriously to render the movie he produced into a hit. Maybe the hordes of Peter Pan fans will turn it into one.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:11PM

Photo Flash: Leslie Odom Jr., Ty Jones, WITNESS UGANDA and More at Classical Theatre of Harlem's 15th Anniversary Benefit by BroadwayWorld

Theater and Harlem luminaries converged on the Apollo Theater Soundstage on Monday to mark the 15th anniversary of The Classical Theatre of Harlem CTH Ty Jones, Producing Artistic Director D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03PM

'Finding Neverland' flies on modest charms

The new Broadway musical stars Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 10:02PM

Peter Sarsgaard’s paranoid ‘Hamlet’ saves the modern retelling by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Psycho Hamlet, qu’est-ce que c’est? The least you can say about Peter Sarsgaard’s performance as Shakespeare’s vengeful prince is that it’s fully committed — in every sense of th…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM

‘Glee’ star Matthew Morrison works tirelessly to drive overbearing ‘Finding Neverland’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Forget that “Finding Neverland” is set in 1904 London and that Kelsey Grammer plays a theater producer rather than a pedantic shrink: The show muscles in a “Cheers” joke. Surprisingl…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM

Photo Call: Finding Neverland, Starring Matthew Morrison, Opens On Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

Finding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — officially opened April …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00PM

Broadway Review: ‘Finding Neverland’

There’s not enough flying in “Finding Neverland” — metaphorical flying, that is, those giddy flights of wit and imagination that make us believe, if not in fairies, then…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM

Review: ‘Hamlet’ as an After-Party That Got Out of Hand by Charles Isherwood

The Classic Stage Company’s modern-dress production features Peter Sarsgaard as the Danish prince still coming to grips with the wedding of Gertrude to Cladius.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM

Review: ‘Finding Neverland,’ a Broadway Musical With Matthew Morrison by Ben Brantley

The musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, based on the 2004 movie about the creator of Peter Pan, heightens the screenplay’s life-affirming messages.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM

Getting lost on way to Broadway's 'Finding Neverland' by Chris Jones

NEW YORK - Perhaps it's the cheating of mortality, or our wish to keep our children young, or maybe our fear of the inevitable ravages of time on our bodies and psyches. But there is, it see…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00PM

'Finding Neverland' takes flight on Broadway by Ronni Reich

Matthew Morrison of 'Glee' and Kelsey Grammer star in the story behind 'Peter Pan'

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:00PM

Peter Sarsgaard delivers a not-so-great Dane in 'Hamlet' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Something’s rotten in Denmark — and it’s the Classic Stage Company’s anemic and dour version of “Hamlet,” starring Peter Sarsgaard.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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MICF: Stephen K Amos by Anne-Marie Peard

UK comic Stephen K Amos is a stalwart of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and always manages to pull a crowd. With stakes that high, it was a shame to see him a little off his A-g…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:52PM

Cameron Mackintosh expands into Australia, set to open office in Melbourne by Cassie Tongue

Music Theatre International, the world’s leading musical theatre library and part of the Cameron Mackintosh group of companies, is set to open an Australasian office in Melbourne later…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:34PM

Photo Flash: Stars Align! 2015 Tony Awards Promo Art Revealed by BroadwayWorld

The 69th Annual TONY AWARDS, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will take place on June 7. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS live from Radio City Music Hall …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20PM

Iowa *** by Barry

The Resulting Chaos That Gallops in When Dreams Are Allowed to Die                                      By: Lauren YargerIowa. It's the pinnacle of the A…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:09PM

Review Roundup: GYPSY Opens in the West End by Review Roundups

The first production to be seen in London for forty years in a strictly limited season, Gypsy opens at the Savoy Theatre tonight 15 April 2015. Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07PM

Theater Review: A Rough Takeoff for Finding Neverland by Jesse Green

Provenance is a concept usually associated with art, not theater. Who, after all, owns a plot — or the history on which it is based? Still, the problem rears up in several ways in Finding …

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: FINDING NEVERLAND Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, officially opens tonight, April 15, 2015 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42PM

Finding Neverland Broadway review: Peter Pan. Again. by Jonathan Mandell

Is it pointless to pan Peter? Are we helpless in the face of the massive Peter Pander/Pandemic/Pandemonium (pick your Peter Pan pun.) Shortly after Peter and the Starcatcher and Peter Pan Li…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:30PM

Review: The Rocky Horror Show, Sydney season by Cassie Tongue

There’s little more disappointing than a glossy and aggressively superficial production of a show that has in its bones a history of lively, scrappy-camp subversion. The Rocky Horror Show,…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:27PM

VIDEO: Willie and Korie Robertson Chat DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL in Vegas by TV News Desk

Based on the best-selling book The Duck Commander Family by Willie and Korie Robertson, DUCK COMMANDER MUSICAL makes its world premiere at the Crown Theater inside Rio All-Suite Hotel amp Ca…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:19PM

Panel focuses vision for public art at new Sacramento arena

A panel of Sacramento artists and designers agreed Wednesday to seek proposals for public art at up to four locations around the city’s new NBA arena. The art panel will seek proposals for…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 08:06PM

'Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday' by José James Review

A 21st-century tribute to Billie Holiday from José James celebrates the 100th anniversary of Lady Day’s birth.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 08:03PM

Review: Hamlet

Peter Sarsgaard and director Austin Pendleton take on Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PM

Impressions of Stephen Petronio Company by The Dance Enthusiast

"Watching RainForest we remain suspended between knowing and not knowing. Cunningham brilliantly cuts the ties of willfulness that anchor us to the earth..." Robert Johnson, New York

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM

Impressions of: Sara Baras’ “Voces” and Robert Browning's “Generations of Gypsy Flamenco” by The Dance Enthusiast

"Flamenco remains an art of the people... Born into poverty, this genre is stubbornly egalitarian; and anyone can claim its rhythms and stylish gestures for herself in a moment of inspiratio…

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Kelsey Grammer Hooks The Crowd In ‘Peter Pan’ Prequel ‘Finding Neverland': Broadway Review by Jeremy Gerard

Finding Neverland flies. Occasionally it even soars. The miracle is that the darned thing not only got off the ground, but that this musical prequel to the Peter Pan story arrives on Broadw…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:59PM

Gypsy, Savoy Theatre by David Nice

Vaudeville is alive and well in the Lilliputian gilded cave which might have been made for it (not that Victorian Savoyards could have had any inkling). If you find yourself, like last night…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:49PM

More than a chef, Cantu had an artist's ability to transform us by Chris Jones

Chef Homaro Cantu death: Boil down cooking to its essence and you have transformation. This theory is at the center of the art of Moto chef Homaro Cantu, who took his own life in Chicago.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:37PM

More than a chef, Cantu had an artist's ability to transform us by Chris Jones

Boil down cooking to its essence — and it is a distillate clearly essential to the human progression toward civilization — and you have transformation.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:37PM

'Wicked' wardrobe master gives closet tips by John-John Williams Iv

Want to give your closet and wardrobe a wicked update?

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 07:35PM

GYPSY Savoy Theatre, SW1 by Libby Purves

IT DON’T GET BETTER THAN THIS… Is there any odder opening line to a big musical number than “Have an egg-roll, Mr Goldstone”? Is there any dryer account of the emotional tang…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:24PM

Finding Neverland on Broadway by New York Theater

Is it pointless to pan Peter? Are we helpless in the face of the massive Peter Pander/Pandemic/Pandemonium (pick your Peter Pan pun.) Shortly after “Peter and the Starcatcher” an…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:21PM

Review: Bway's 'Finding Neverland' never finds its groove by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- At a recent performance on Broadway of "Finding Neverland," one young boy showed up in a very green Peter Pan costume and accessorized it with cowboy boots. It was an ap…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:16PM

Broadway Review: “Finding Neverland” with Matthew Morrison Becomes Charming Stage Musical for the Ages by Roger Friedman

“Finding Neverland” arrives tonight on Broadway loaded for Tony nominations and overflowing with charm. It’s also Harvey Weinstein’s debut as a modern Categories: C…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:07PM

Goodspeed's 2015 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony to Showcase Works at 54 Below, 4/27 by BroadwayWorld

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the 2015 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony Concert, featuring the works of Colony participants Peter Cincotti and Pia Cincotti The Last Laugh, Michael R…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:02PM

HAMLET - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Madness can be debilitating, but it's usually not considered an infectious disease. In Austin Pendleton's new production of Hamlet for Classic Stage Company, however, it proves far more comm…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PM

Gypsy, Savoy Theatre, review: 'a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' by Dominic Cavendish

Imelda Staunton is unmissable as a manically driven American 'momma' in this Sondheim revival, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM

Lampedusa, Soho Theatre by Jenny Gilbert

You might think you know what you’re in for with a play by Anders Lustgarten, winner of the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award and current go-to political activist for the Royal …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM

The School for Scandal, Tobacco Factory, Bristol by Mark Kidel

Andrew Hilton’s immensely enjoyable Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory production of the Sheridan classic opens with a display of hilarious brio from Byron Mondahl, who steps into the inti…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM

Theater News: The Playwrights Realm Now Accepting Applications for Writing Fellows Program

The company's 2015-16 Writing Fellows program is accepting applications until May 10.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM

Gossip: Site-specific Mamma Mia! set for cities worldwide?

Mamma Mia! The Party is being produced in Stockholm by Abba's Björn Ulvaeus

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Against Captain’s Orders review – Punchdrunk’s voyage runs aground by Michael Billington

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, LondonThe immersive theatre stalwarts load this family show with nautical atmosphere and gizmos, but there’s too little dangerPunchdrunk are famous for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:59PM

Video made the comedy star: how YouTube is building a 'Wild West' - video by Fred McConnell and Elle Hunt

There's a new breed of performer at comedy festivals alongside the usual array of standup and cabaret. They come direct from YouTube and in some cases massive internet celebrity. We spoke to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:57PM

Save 45% on Tony-Winner A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER by Bww Discount Alert

Save up to 45 on Tony-Winning Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love amp Murder.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:50PM

Video! It Shoulda Been You Stars Sierra Bogges, David Burtka, Lisa Howard & More Take the Cake on Opening Night by Broadway.com

New musical comedy It Shoulda Been You opens at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre with an all-star cast that includes Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:40PM

Video! It Shoulda Been You Stars Sierra Boggess, David Burtka, Lisa Howard & More Take the Cake on Opening Night by Broadway.com

New musical comedy It Shoulda Been You opens at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre with an all-star cast that includes Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:40PM

VIDEO: Jason Biggs Talks THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, THE BACHELOR and More by TV News Desk

AMERICAN PIE alum Jason Biggs stopped by VH1's BIG MORNING BUZZ LIVE hosted by Nick Lachey yesterday and talked about his well-known love for THE BACHELOR and how he thinks Chris Soules was …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PM

FINDING NEVERLAND - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Theatre obeys its own unique science, and it's not one that those in the "outside world" will able to recognize or even understand. Take, for example, the small matter of flying.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:33PM

Theatre Review: ‘Uncle Vanya’ at Round House by Roger Catlin

Uncle Vanya is like the relative you once used to see every decade or so at family reunions. Suddenly, he’s been coming to every Thanksgiving. And now you might think he’s moved in altog…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:32PM

UCSD opens Wagner play festival by James Hebert

Works by award-winning writers are part of annual event's lineup.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 06:30PM

Highlights From Finding Neverland Starring Matthew Morrison, Laura Michelle Kelly and Kelsey Grammer

Finding Neverland is based on the true story of the relationship between author J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired him to create Peter Pan. Matthew Morrison, Laura Michelle Kelly and K…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:29PM

La Opera’s ‘Figaro Unbound’ season draws to a close: Another “Barber Of Seville” – Los Angeles opera review by Jeffrey Roberts

LA Opera’s season-long Figaro Unbound tribute to the characters created by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais is drawing to a close, but its latest event is among the most interesting i…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:26PM

Singer Rhiannon Giddens taps America’s deep musical roots by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSRhiannon Giddens performs ‘Julie,’ a song inspired by a slave’s story Big Ears Festival breaks barriers for open-minded music lovers Carol…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM

The Broadway.com Show: Wild Puppet Sex! Laura Benanti's Tears! Urinetown vs. Millie?! by Broadway.com

On this week’s episode of The Broadway.com Show, we’ve got sad news about Mamma Mia!, Olivier Award updates, On Your Feet! casting and more.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM

Quirky but deep, “Red Handed Otter” an unconventional look at relationships by Hedy Weiss

"Red Handed Otter," Ethan Lipton's wonderfully quirky and surprisingly profound play — now receiving its Chicago premiere in a perfectly acted production by A Red Orchid Theatre — is abo…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:14PM

Odds & Ends: Steven Pasquale to Lead Comedy Series, Beauty and the Beast Film Gets Updated Score & More by Ryan McPhee

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Steven Pasquale Tapped for DirecTV Comedy Swoon alert: Stage and screen favorite Steven Pasquale will lead and executive pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM

Slow Burn Theatre’s Ambitious Rent Pays Off In Spectacle by Bill Hirschman

Slow Burn Theatre Company's Rent is ambitious, daring, electric and 2 1/2 hours of non-stop rock 'n' roll — a no-holds barred, take chances, go-out-on-a-limb spectacle. But when stripped o…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:10PM

‘Uncle Vanya’ at Round House Theatre by Gina Jun

In a funky, fresh interpretation of what Irish Theatre Magazine has called “[Anton] Chekhov’s greatest play” and hailed as one of the top 10 shows of 2012 by both The New York T…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:00PM

Theater News: Immersive Mamma Mia! to Be Staged in Stockholm Amusement Park Beer Hall

ABBA fans will have to opportunity to take part in Mamma Mia! the Party while visiting ABBA The Museum across the street.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Review: King Size (Royal Opera House)

Renowned Swiss director Christoph Marthaler brings a breath of fresh air to the Linbury Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Because You Are Good: Jody Christopherson as Clove Galilee by Amelia Parenteau

While walking to my interview with Jody Christopherson, I passed the site of the building that exploded a few weeks ago on Second Avenue and Seventh Street. I marveled at how a building that…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 05:59PM

Ian McKellen Writes About BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Rehearsal- 'It's the First Time I've Heard Applause at a Read-Through' by BroadwayWorld

Set for a release on March 17, 2017, the beloved tale will be retold for the big screen with a modern live-action lens and the help of transformative CG magic. As BroadwayWorld previously re…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PM

VIDEO: IT'S ONLY A PLAY's Nathan Lane Talks Pre-Fame Career & More on 'Live' by TV News Desk

IT'S ONLY A PLAY's Nathan Lane stopped by today's 'Live' and shared stories about the odd jobs he had in the beginning of his career. Check out the appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

Review:Gigi at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

new book makes this more politically correct but less piquant

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:49PM

VIDEO: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU's David Burtka Visits Today's 'Live' by TV News Desk

David Burtka stopped by today's LIVE to talk about his new Broadway play IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU and told a cute story about a mishap from his own wedding with husband Neil Patrick Harris.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

The Glass Protégé, Park Theatre by Marianka Swain

Hollywood has never met a cliché it didn’t love; unfortunately, neither has Dylan Costello. His peek behind the curtain of Tinseltown’s Golden Age employs every stock type imaginable, f…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:46PM

Over 100 Broadway Kids to Light Up Symphony Space in ALMOST THERE, 5/4 by BroadwayWorld

Thommie Retter, Billy Elliot and Retter Entertainment provide unique opportunities for aspiring young performers through This Way To Broadway, a series of workshops culminating in showcase o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PM

BWW TV: Here Comes the Bride! Chatting with the Company of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU on Opening Night by BroadwayWorld TV

Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard head an outstanding cast in It Shoulda Been You, the hilarious and heartwarming new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

Review: ‘Salvage’ Looks at What the Hazmat Dragged In by Andy Webster

August Schulenberg’s new play, at the Loisaida Center, considers life in a postapocalyptic Manhattan.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:37PM

HSO Conductor Carolyn Kuan Signs New Six-Year Contract by Maryellen Fillo

When Carolyn Kuan auditioned for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra five years ago, the organization was convinced she was a winner, naming her its tenth music director.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:35PM

Rhiannon Giddens performs ‘Julie,’ a song inspired by a slave’s story by Frank Carlson

[Watch Video]Rhiannon Giddens performs “Julie,” a song inspired by a conversation between a slave and her mistress during the Civil War. Video by Frank Carlson and Mike Fritz Si…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:32PM

The 12 Freshest Fashion Looks from the Broadway Opening of It Shoulda Been You by George Brescia

Celebrity stylist George Brescia – who co-hosted Dress Up! Live: The 2014 Tony Awards Red Carpet, presented by Playbill.com and Stage17 &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PM

Lori Alan, Ryann Redmond, Lauren Molina Will Join the Reefer Madness for Upcoming “4/20 Concert Even by Michael Gioia

Lori Alan (Reefer Madness original L.A. production), Andrew Aaron Berlin (A Christmas Story), Saum Eskandani (Disaster!), Lauren Molina (The Skivvies, Rock of Ages), Heather Parcell…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PM

The Afternoon Report, Wednesday, April 15, 2015 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Wednesday, April 15, 2015    Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Happy birthday, @CaissieLevy!! #bro…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:26PM

The King and I Stage Sweethearts Conrad Ricamora & Ashley Park Bond Over Pranks, Presidents & Puppies by Lindsay Champion

Getting to know a brand new cast of 51 can be daunting, but The King and I stars Conrad Ricamora and Ashley Park have become fast friends. When they’re not falling in love on stag…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Hobbs, De Maria Ask You to Share 'Stories from NYC' to Help Get them to NYMF by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Atlanta-based actors Jeremiah Parker Hobbs and Jessica De Maria have recently launched a KickStarter to help fund their new musical THE LAST TIME WE WER…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Phillip Boykin and More in York Theatre's LORD TOM by BroadwayWorld

The York Theatre Company and its acclaimed Developmental Lab Series presents the musical, LORD TOM, with book by Kimberly Vaughn and Stanley Jay Gelber, and music amp lyrics by Mr. Gelber at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PM

Broadway at a Discount- What's Available at TKTS for April 15, 2015! by Bww Discount Alert

TKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17PM

Sarasota Ballet announces season by Carrie Seidman

Five company and two U.S. premieres in the lineup -- and a few surprises yet to come...... Read more » The post Sarasota Ballet announces season appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 05:15PM

Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Tommy Bracco and Julia Mattison Will Join Songwriter Michael Finke at 54 Be by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre songwriter Michael Finke will return to 54 Below May 1 for a concert of his new work. Tony Award nominee Josh Young is among the evening's lineup of rising stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM

WOLF HALL's Hilary Mantel and More Set for THEATER TALK This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

THEATER TALK focuses on Wolf Hall, a two-part British theatrical spectacle -- based on the best-selling historical novels by Dame Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies -- about th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PM

Paper Mill hosts 9th Annual Adopt-A-School Art Fest

More than 100 high school students from around the state came to the Playhouse on April 14 for phases two and three of the four-year program.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:08PM

John Waters to get 'Filthy' in Englewood

John Waters does quite a bit of traveling with "My Filthy Life," the one-man show that he'll be bringing to Englewood this weekend. And until a few weeks ago, to fly to performance…

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 05:08PM

Theater Buff: Michael Cusumano of “An American in Paris” by Matthew Wexler

Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 05:03PM

Broadway Spring Break Festival Will Jam Out With Lauren Worsham and Lena Hall’s Rock Bands by Michael Gioia

Jacob Langfelder will present Broadway the Hardway's Spring Break Festival, featuring Sky-Pony (led by Tony nominee Lauren Worsham) with special guest Grace McLean and The Deafening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

Playbill On Opening Night: It’s All in the Family at It Shoulda Been You, Plus an Overdue Broadway D by Harry Haun

A long overdue opening night bow for one actor and a special bouquet toss were all part of the first night festivities of It Shoulda Been You on Broadway. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM

Listen to Tituss Burgess Belt Really High On New Single! (Audio) by Michael Gioia

Songwriters Sam Carner and Derek Gregor (Off-Broadway's Unlock'd) have released their new single "Advice to a Young Firefly," featuring "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: See On the Town's Phillip Boykin in the York Theatre's Lord Tom

The new musical is inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Smash Alums Krysta Rodriguez & Andy Mientus Reunite for Deaf West's Spring Awakening by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Smash and Broadway alums Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus have joined the cast of Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening. The previously reported production, helmed by Mientus' fian…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:59PM

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the Cast of MCC's PERMISSION! by BroadwayWorld

World premiere of Robert Askins' Permission stars stage and screen star Justin Bartha, of Broadway's Lend Me A Tenor, Off-Broadway's All New People and the blockbuster film The Hangover Twil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PM

New Wallace Foundation Program Targets Audience-Building by American Theatre Editors

New $52-million effort will support and study the audience-development work of 26 arts organizations, including 8 theatres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PM

Michael Mott, Lindsay Rider & More Set For MORE THAN ME: ARTISTS GIVE BACK At Joe's Pub, 5/15 by Pat Cerasaro

Hear some great new music and support a worthwhile cause

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PM

David Hyde Pierce Has ‘No Idea’ Whether He’ll Be Back on The Good Wife by Bennett Marcus

Coming up on The Good Wife, it certainly appears that Frank Prady (David Hyde Pierce), may now win the State’s Attorney election, thanks to Alicia’s fraud scandal. And, after all, Julian…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:43PM

Tony Kushner, Adam Guettel & Amanda Green Attend HAMILTON by Pat Cerasaro

Major Broadway creatives are coming out for HAMILTON

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

Fuse Dance Review: RUBBERBANDance Group — Plenty of Elasticity by Arts Fuse Editor

RUBBERBANDance shares some elements of the new-circus genre: a set of very specialized and spectacular physical skills, and the idea that although circusy movement can bombard the audience w…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:38PM

Goodman World Premiere of Kristoffer Diaz' "The Upstairs Concierge" by John Olson

What The Upstairs Concierge lacks though, is high stakes.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:37PM

"Louis and Keely Live at the Sahara" at Chicago's Royal George by John Olson

Tony Award-winning actor Anthony Crivello (Kiss of the Spider Woman) delivers all the crazy, manic energy Prima gave to his act and matches his performance style most effectively.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:36PM

Help! I Still Miss Smash: Your Pressing TV Problems, Solved by Margaret Lyons

Welcome back to Stay Tuned, Vulture's TV advice column. Each Wednesday, Margaret Lyons answers your questions about your various TV triumphs and woes. Need help? Have a theory? Want a recomm…

SOURCE: Vulture at 04:29PM

New 'A Triumph' Video Promos For AN AMERICAN IN PARIS On Broadway by Pat Cerasaro

A generous new glance at AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PM

Nat Geo Sets First Comedy Series, From ‘Silicon Valley’ Folks; Paul Giamatti Really Digs Science – Upfronts by Jeremy Gerard

Possibly former actor Paul Giamatti is one of six guest directors of National Geographic Channel’s new series Breakthrough, which NGC is producing in partnership with General Electric …

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:27PM

Spectacular 'Believe' Video For FINDING NEVERLAND On Broadway by Pat Cerasaro

Finding Neverland offers a generous sneak peek with a magical showstopper

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez Will Star in Spring Awakening for Deaf West by Andrew Gans

The critically acclaimed Deaf West Theatre immersive production of the Tony-winning Spring Awakening — performed simultaneously this past September in American Sign Language an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

The Verdict: Read Reviews of Finding Neverland On Broadway by Playbill Staff

Finding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — officially opened April …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

The Dame Game: At 82 years old, Edna Everage has earned her exit by Robert Cushman

This Farewell Tour really is Goodbye and that it really is Glorious

SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 04:12PM

Clinton the Musical by Admin

This post is by admin After a brief stint in the future, the show jumps back in time to the 1992 evening of Bill Clinton’s election. As the First Lady, Broadway veteran Kerry Butler is bol…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:05PM

BWW Invite: Attend SAG Foundation Career Conversations with Elisabeth Moss by BroadwayWorld

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for a filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the act…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM

At This Performance: Paloma Garcia-Lee of Broadway's ON THE TOWN! by Tyler Peterson

BroadwayWorld presents the latest installment of our latest weekly feature, 'At This Performance' highlighting the work of some of Broadway's hardest-working actors - understudies and standb…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM

Review: The School for Scandal (Tobacco Factory)

Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory go off-piste with Sheridan's classic

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM

Theater News: Smash's Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez Join the Deaf West Cast of Spring Awakening

Michael Arden directs the ASL production of the Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
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Guest blog: Peter Hamilton – Overcoming writer’s block by A Younger Theatre

Photo credit Bill Knight Some years ago I attended a playwriting course with Stuart Browne, a playwright and teacher, who introduced me to the concept of the Generative Image, first floated …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:59PM

'Finding Neverland' review: Kelsey Grammer, Matthew Morrison in not-quite-magical 'Peter Pan' tale

Now that we know how Elphaba became the Wicked Witch of the West, shouldn't Broadway also tell us how Peter became Pan?

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 03:52PM

Santino Fontana Nabs Role in Jennifer Lopez TV Series by Andrew Gans

Tony-nominated singing actor Santino Fontana, who will be seen in the City Center Encores! production of Zorba, has landed a role in the new NBC series "Shades of Blue," accord…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

Afterimages of a Dear Departed Friend, in Triplicate by American Theatre Editors

Richard Engling's 'Afterlife Trilogy,' inspired by his late friend Fern Chertkow, includes two novels and a new play, 'Anna in the Afterlife.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PM

How actor-playwright Kinnear wrote his life into 'The Herd' by Chris Jones

Here are some salient facts about the life of Rory Kinnear, the 37-year old author of the remarkable new play, "The Herd," now in its U.S. premiere at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:50PM

Guest Blog: Anna Fishbeyn – A show of assimilation by A Younger Theatre

The solo piece, My Stubborn Tongue, began as a poem I wrote for my grandmother during a Solo-Workshop Class at the Barrow Group Theater in NYC. My grandmother was an extraordinary woman who …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:48PM

Doctor Zhivago (Photos) by Chris Luner

An epic romance blooms in the midst of chaos. Doctor Zhivago, based off of the 1965 film of the same title, has come to Broadway this season as a new musical following a previous American…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:47PM

Marc Kudisch Joins Jeremy Jordan, Lindsay Mendez and More for Sweet Smell of Success Benefit Concert by Olivia Clement

Hand to God's Marc Kudisch joins a host of Broadway favorites, including Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), to perform tunes from the short-lived Marvin Hamlisch musical Sweet Sme…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM

'Finding Neverland': Theater Review by David Rooney

Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer star in this musicalization of the 2004 Johnny Depp film, the first Broadway show shepherded by lead producer Harvey Weinstein.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:45PM

New jazz: Vijay Iyer Trio's 'Break Stuff'

It's another fine album from the celebrated pianist.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:45PM

Chicago theater openings for the week of April 17-23

FRIDAY |  "Soul Brother, Where Art Thou?": The Second City e.t.c.'s 39th revue is directed by Anthony LeBlanc and features Carisa Barreca, Eddie Mujica and Tim Ryder with new cast members L…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:35PM

The ebb and flow of Ballet Creole by Michael Crabb

Despite hardships, Afro-Caribbean dance company carries on, with new program at Harbourfront April 17 and 18.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:33PM

'Song About Himself': Garbled words and a need for contact by Nina Metz

Picture someone online, alone late at night, with only a blueish glow from the screen for company. All the world is asleep, it seems, except this person, pecking away at the keyboard, hoping…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:33PM

'Song About Himself': Garbled words and a need for contact by Nina Metz

Picture someone online, alone late at night, with only a blueish glow from the screen for company. All the world is asleep, it seems, except for this person, pecking away at the keyboard, ho…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:33PM

Our Replacements episode guest Paloma Garcia-Lee chats about...

Our Replacements episode guest Paloma Garcia-Lee chats about being a superswing at Broadway’s On The Town here.

SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 03:32PM

BWW TV: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU! by BroadwayWorld TV

Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard head an outstanding cast in It Shoulda Been You, the hilarious and heartwarming new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PM

'Between You, Me and the Lampshade': Humor, humanity in play about border crossings by Chris Jones

The plight of those who risk exhaustion, exploitation, mules and snake bites to cross the border in the dark into America and pursue their dreams is not normally fodder for comedy. But the v…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:24PM

‘Billy & Billie': Neil LaBute’s Fine Foray into TV (That You Had No Idea Existed) by Drew Grant, Drew Grant

My husband found out about Billy & Billie before I did, which is kind of bullshit, because only one of us actually keeps up with current (fictional) network programming. We were working …

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 03:23PM

Fire in the Theatre! Deconflating the Conflagration: It’s All Been Said by Jay McAdams

Fire in the Theatre! Deconflating the Conflagration: It’s All Been Said AEA blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah b…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:22PM

Chicago theaters receive large grant for audience-building by Johnny Oleksinski

The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients sharing a single $52 million dollar grant, it was announced…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:21PM

Chicago theaters receive large grant for audience-building by Johnny Oleksinski

The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients of a $52 million dollar grant, it was announced on Wednesda…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:21PM

Tam Mutu, on Broadway at Last, in ‘Doctor Zhivago’ by Eric Grode

Mr. Mutu, who has several high-profile musical credits in London’s West End, talks about headlining the musical, which is opening at the Broadway Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:17PM

Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus & More Set for Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING; Michael Arden to Direct! by BroadwayWorld

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts 'The Wallis', Deaf West Theatre and Cody Lassen announce casting for Spring Awakening, the Tony Award-winning best musical that has a limited …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PM

Opera Theatre St. Louis gets Wallace Foundation Grant

The plan is to reseach ways to compete successfully with online arts.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:15PM

All-Baltimore Sondheim Prize finalists announced by Chris Kaltenbach

Seven artists to vie for $25,000 fellowshipSeven artists to vie for $25,000 fellowship

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 03:15PM

Lyric Stage Sheds New Light on ‘Lady in the Dark’ by American Theatre Editors

The company's landmark recreation of the Weill/Gershwin/Hart musical from 1941 sets out to recapture the show's original glamour.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:12PM

‘The Frog Prince’ at Pumpkin Theatre by Morgan Woodle

There’s a whole lot of hopping going on at Pumpkin Theatre this month. The Frog Prince is the penultimate show of Pumpkin  Theatre’s 47th season. Written by Donald J. Leonard Jr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:12PM

First Look: The Cast of ‘Doctor Zhivago’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

The epic novel — and Academy Award winning movie — Doctor Zhivago is now a Broadway musical. Tam Mutu stars as Yuri Zhivago, an aristocratic Moscow doctorand poet who is swept up…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:07PM

Barbara Seyda to Receive 9th Annual Yale Drama Series Award by BroadwayWorld

One of the theater world's most prestigious playwriting prizes, the Yale Drama Series Prize, will be given to Barbara Seyda for her play Celia, A Slave 26 Characters Testify. The 2015 award …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PM

THE BOOK OF MORMON STARS VISIT WRIGLEY FIELD by Michael J. Roberts

THE BOOK OF MORMON stars David Larsen (Elder Price) and Cody Jamison Strand (Elder Cunningham) appeared at Wrigley Field on April 13th performing the National Anthem, Delivering the Ceremo…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:04PM

La Jolla Playhouse lands $390,000 grant by James Hebert

Initial funding from Wallace Foundation is aimed at tapping new audiences.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 03:00PM

Video: Stageylapse: 36 West End theatres in under 10 minutes

Ever walked around every theatre in the West End? We have and now you can without leaving your desk

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM

Theatre News: Bacharach revue What's it all About? comes to Chocolate Factory

The production premiered in New York in 2013

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM

Cabaret News: Recent Hunchback Star Ciara Renée Schedules Solo Concert

The Broadway veteran looks to her favorite "Lady Bosses" for musical inspiration.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Sam Willmott and Sam Carner Awarded 25th Annual Kleban Prizes for Musical Theatre

The prizes will be presented on June 22 in a private ceremony.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Four major Chicago arts organizations receive Wallace Foundation grants to study audience building by Hedy Weiss

Four Chicago performing arts organizations — the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre and Lyric Opera Chicago — are among 26 such entitites nationwide selected t…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:58PM

Mamma Mia!-themed restaurant coming to Stockholm by Associated Press

Former ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus said he hopes to transfer the show’s party atmosphere to a Greek taverna set to open in January.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:58PM

Photo Coverage: Walk Down the Aisle on the IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Red Carpet! by Walter McBride

Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard head an outstanding cast in It Shoulda Been You, the hilarious and heartwarming new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

Pity the Fool by Sam Hurwitt

From a fool and a pack of puppets, two offbeat takes on Lear.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:51PM

Could Broadway Exist in a Virtual Reality? Radio City Spectacular Raises a Question by Michael Gioia

In the New York Spring Spectacular, which opened March 26 at Radio City Music Hall, Laura Benanti plays a character who wants to turn New York City into a "virtual reality wonderland.&q…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Lampedusa by John Morrison

Today's reports of hundreds of migrants drowned off the Italian island of Lampedusa lend a horrifying topicality to Anders Lustgarten's new play at the Soho Theatre. But while applauding the…

SOURCE: John Morrison at 02:49PM

CLUTCH: 83% – SWEET by Lemonmeter

BITTERSWEET It’s a fascinating premise, despite a basic predictability and some credibility problems. It’s hard to believe that, if Gordon was that intent on giving his brain to science,…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:48PM

Rhap Chat with...Sarah Robotham by Michael Block

Get to know a little bit about the artists of Rhapsody Collective's Cycle 3! Here is Sarah Robotham, actor in RA Confidential! The Common Room: Heroes vs. VillainsAlchemical Theatre Lab…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:41PM

VIDEO: GIGI's Vanessa Hudgens Talks Broadway Debut & More on 'The View' by TV News Desk

Vanessa Hudgens stopped by this week's THE VIEW on ABC to talk about making her Broadway debut in the starring role in GIGI. Watch the appearance in full below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PM

Happy Days Beckett Festival 2015: Samuel Beckett play All That Fall to be performed in the dark

Samuel Beckett plays afford ample opportunity for wild experimentation but a possible first will occur at this year’s Happy Days Beckett Festival in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland when a …

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:32PM

San Jose Rep theater might get new life by Karen D'Souza

Two groups, including San Jose State, floating plans that would return the 'blue box' Hammner Theatre to action, either as a home to college and local arts events, or as a home to a new thea…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:31PM

Betty Buckley Will Bring New Show DARK BLUE-EYED BLUES to Joe's Pub by BroadwayWorld

After her sold out engagement last fall, BETTY BUCKLEY returns at the end of May for seven performances with a new show tailored specifically for Joe's Pub at The Public called Dark Blue-Eye…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PM

I AND YOU: 75% – BITTERSWEET by Lemonmeter

BITTERSWEET Those delicate, rich moments are why I had to fight a visceral distaste for the play’s unearned ending, which undermines the story and its characters’ bravery in the face of …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:28PM

The Undeniable Sound of Right Now by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief Like Laura Eason’s "Sex with Strangers" seen at The Second Stage last summer, "The Undeniable Sound of Right Now," her new play having its wor…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:24PM

THE NORMAL HEART, TRANSPARENT Among 2015 TV Academy Honorees by TV News Desk

The Television Academy today announced this year's honorees for the Eighth Annual Television Academy Honors, celebrating and recognizing programs that have used the power of television to sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:23PM

STAGE TUBE: Broadway's MAMMA MIA! Debuts BC/EFA Collection Rap! by Stage Tube

Broadway's Mamma Mia has put a new spin on BCEFA collection speech The musical's company recently debuted a rap version of the famous speech after the final curtain, which you can check out …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PM

Famed Street Artist Bradley Theodore Celebrates Obies with New Downtown Murals by Olivia Clement

Street artist Bradley Theodore has painted two original murals in downtown Manhattan in celebration of the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Obie Awards. Theodore's earlier murals &md…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

Playwrights Announced for Roundabout’s Underground Reading Series by Olivia Clement

Roundabout Theatre has announced the participants for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that will feature readings of new plays written and dire…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Finding Neverland Opens on Broadway by Chris Luner

How did Peter become Pan? That story is being brought to life on Broadway right now as Finding Neverland, the long-awaited stage musical adaption of the film of the same title, finally make…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:13PM

Zachary Levi to Host New Syfy Series GEEKS WHO DRINK by TV News Desk

The weekly series is based on the pub trivia contest of the same name, which has become a nationwide phenomenon with more than 25,000 people participating in over 600 bars across 35 states. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PM

Original Chorus Line Cast Remembers Sweetness and Sorrow of The Broadway Sensation by Robert Viagas

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the opening of A Chorus Line Off-Broadway at the Public Theater April 16, Playbill.com reached out to the cast of the original Broadway product…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM

The Public Theater’s GROUNDED With Anne Hathaway Extended Through May 24! by Courtney Kochuba

The Public Theater announced today that their production of Grounded, by George Brant and starring Anne Hathaway, will extend through May 24. The production is directed by Academy Award nomi…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:06PM

BWW TV: Will Siblings Tyne and Tim Daly Head to Broadway Together Next Year? by BroadwayWorld TV

Just last night on the red carpet for opening night of It Shoulda Been You, Tim Daly revealed that he and his sister Tyne, who stars in the new musical, might be heading to Broadway together…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PM

THE SAINTS, MECHANICS OF LOVE & More Featured in Roundabout Underground's 2015-16 Season by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director just announced the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new pla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

BWW TV: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS! by Randy Rainbow

The new Broadway musical An American in Paris opened on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street. Directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, it is inspir…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

BWW Reviews: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU is Terrifically Funny by Michael Dale

A top-shelf cast squeezes all the laughs out of Hargrove and Anselmi's wedding day musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:02PM

$52 Million Push to Help Arts Institutions Find New Audiences by Michael Cooper

The Wallace Foundation is beginning a six-year effort to help dance companies, opera troupes, orchestras and theaters develop new audience-building programs.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PM

Interviews: 20 Questions: Clare Higgins - 'Judi Dench gave me a nosebleed'

The three-time Olivier winner stars opposite Greg Hicks in the world premiere of Clarion at the Arcola

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM

Theater News: Roundabout Theatre Company Launches Fourth Annual Underground Reading Series

Up-and-coming playwrights will be featured in five nights of free performances.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

TV News: Hamilton Director to Helm Vanessa Hudgens-Led Grease Live TV Broadcast

The classic musical will come to television screens under the leadership of Thomas Kail.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Elizabeth A. Davis and Robert Cuccioli to Join John Turturro and Santino Fontana in Zorba!

Full casting has been announced for the New York City Center Encores! production.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Cabaret News: Betty Buckley Brings a Brand-New Show to Joe's Pub

The Tony winner will offer the Public Theater some Dark Blue-Eyed Blues.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Doctor Zhivago's Tam Mutu and Kelli Barrett to Take Part in 92Y Discussion

The director and composer will also be on hand to talk about the new musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
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Guest Blog: Amy Leach – Treat child audiences with respect by Amy Leach

Photo by Ludovic des Cognets For this article, I was asked to write a piece about how I make work specifically for a young audience. And after much head scratching about what to type, I’m …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:58PM

Photo Coverage: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Company Celebrates Opening Night! by Walter McBride

Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard head an outstanding cast in It Shoulda Been You, the hilarious and heartwarming new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57PM

Broadway's David Gallo Helps Update SESAME STREET's Iconic Set for 46th Season by TV News Desk

The new Sesame Street set was reimagined by the award-winning designer and visual storyteller, David Gallo.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57PM

92Y to Welcome DOCTOR ZHIVAGO's Cast & Creative Team in May by BroadwayWorld

92Y presents an evening of conversation and musical performances from the cast and creative team of the new Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago, as they discuss bringing this timeless tale of ro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PM

Review: Bamboozling 'em with the 'National Pastime' by Howard Shapiro

The show, with a pleasant score by Albert M. Tapper that employs too many phrases no one used in 1933, and a book by Tony Sportiello that leans toward cute rather than clever, is fun enough …

SOURCE: NewsWorks at 01:55PM

Elizabeth A. Davis, Robert Cuccioli Will Join John Turturro & More in Encores! ZORBA! by BroadwayWorld

John Turturro will star in the title role of Zorba, joined by Adam Chanler-Berat , Robert Cuccioli, Elizabeth A. Davis, Santino Fontana, Marin Mazzie, Robert Montano, Carlos Valdes and Zoe W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PM

Watch Billy Crystal Say Goodbye to Letterman with Fiddler Parody by Playbill Staff

Comedian and Broadway star Billy Crystal performed a parody of the song "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof on CBS' "The Late Show" April 14 as part of his far…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

Barbara Seyda wins $10,000 Yale Drama Series Prize by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- An Arizona-based writer, editor, photographer and designer has won the ninth Yale Drama Series Prize with her debut play based on the real story of a slave in Missouri w…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:48PM

Feature: Song of Riots – Shaking off the mind-forged manacles by Danielle Pearson

What do you get when you cross the poetry of William Blake, a German fairy tale, the London riots and an exploration of what it means to be a man? What if this narrative fusion was played ou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:44PM

Thomas Kail & Alex Rudzinski to Direct Fox’s Live Musical ‘Grease’ by Elizabeth Wagmeister

Tony Award-nominated director Thomas Kail and “Dancing with the Stars” vet Alex Rudzinski are set to direct Fox’s “Grease: Live” musical event, the net announce…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:42PM

Hamilton Director Will Stage Fox’s Live Presentation of Grease Starring Vanessa Hudgens by Adam Hetrick, Michael Gioia

The upcoming FOX-TV broadcast "Grease: Live!" will be staged by Thomas Kail, a Tony nominee for In the Heights, who recently directed the Broadway-bound musical Hamilton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PM

O’Neill Center Announces Summer of New-Work Conferences by American Theatre Editors

New plays, musicals, puppetry pieces and cabaret shows will get an airing at the storied development center.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PM

Blog: An Actor Writes – Joining a Co-operative Agency by Briony Rawle

“So I’m asking you to marry me,” I said to the twelve other people in the room. They were smiling, but I wasn’t sure whether or not they would say yes. In the end they did say yes, a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:35PM

Royal Opera House Plans a Dozen New Productions by Christopher D. Shea

The 2015-16 season at the Royal Opera House in London will include 12 premieres.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:33PM

VIDEO: Billy Crystal Performs Marc Shaiman-Penned Musical Tribute to LETTERMAN by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, Billy Crystal 700 SUNDAYS performed a musical tribute to exiting host David Letterman.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PM

ON RECORD: Brennyn Lark's Five Favorite Cast Albums- 'It's Just Everything' by On Record

BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you our latest weekly series- ON RECORD. Ever wonder which Broadway tunes have inspired your favorite performers Check back every Tuesday to find out which …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PM

First Wives Club Musical Feels Like a First Draft by Bob Bullen

Faith Prince. Those two words served as the motivation for me to visit this pre-Broadway tryout of The First Wives Club: The Musical. I consider Prince among the very best musical comedy sta…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:29PM

Disenchanted! Diva Soara-Joye Ross Counts Down Her 10 Ultimate Musical Showstoppers

Soara-Joye Ross, who stops the show with her big song in off-Broadway's Disenchanted!, shares with BroadwayBox her list of 10 ultimate musical theatre showstoppers.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:29PM

A Transcendent ‘Carousel’ at Lyric Opera by Bob Bullen

Unlike Guys and Dolls, Fiddler or The Music Man, Carousel isn’t a show that can simply rest on the strengths of its material. While a good number of classic musicals can lean on their …

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:28PM

Samuel Beckett play to put audience in the dark by Anita Singh

Theatregoers will not be able to see the actors in a new production of Samuel Beckett's All That Fall, which is just how the playwright wished it to be staged

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:28PM

Review: It Shoulda Been You by BroadwaySpotted

Broadway is invited to a wedding of surprising proportions in this new musical directed by David Hyde Pierce. A killer cast and twists that no one can predict keep the show moving and the au…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 01:28PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 736: David Meyers by Adam Szymkowicz

David MeyersHometown: Fort Lee, NJ Current Town: New York CityQ:  Tell me about Broken: A:  BROKEN tells the story of a mass shooting from the shooter's perspective. It's a two-cha…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:28PM

Two Silent Comedies on TCM Tomorrow Morning by Trav S.D.

Slapstick Alert! Slapstick Alert! Tomorrow morning Turner Classic Movies will be showing two terrific silent comedy shorts set in amusement parks. 7:30am (EST): Coney Island (1917) In this c…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:26PM

Review: Horizon’s “Grand Concourse” is deep and full of ambition, but in need of tweaks by Jim Farmer

A play almost worth checking out just for its sheer audacity and ambition, Grand Concourse brings together an intriguing mixture of characters and themes. Alas,

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:25PM

Spotlight On...Asa Merritt by Michael Block

Name: Asa MerrittHometown: Portland, OregonEducation: Columbia University, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.Favorite Credits: The street circus show my brother, Casey Matteson, and I devis…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:23PM

Hamilton Director Thomas Kail & DWTS' Thomas Rudzinski to Helm Fox's Grease Live by Ryan McPhee

Hamilton director Thomas Kail and Dancing with the Stars’ Alex Rudzinski will helm the Fox live broadcast of Grease. As previously reported, the project will star Gigi’s Vanessa …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:22PM

Hamilton Director Thomas Kail & DWTS' Alex Rudzinski to Helm Fox's Grease Live by Ryan McPhee

Hamilton director Thomas Kail and Dancing with the Stars’ Alex Rudzinski will helm the Fox live broadcast of Grease. As previously reported, the project will star Gigi’s Vanessa …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:22PM

Neil Patrick Harris, Audra McDonald, Jane Krakowski & More Set for Provincetown's Star-Studded Summer 2015 Season by BroadwayWorld

Mark Cortale, Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA, continues to raise the bar on already superb programming in this idyllic seaside Cape Cod town.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PM

Where’s Whoopi? Sister Act Is Button-Pushing Mediocrity by Bill Hirschman

Sister Act is not a terrible musical; it even has amusing and mildly entertaining passages. But the national tour at the Arsht Center is also a head-shaking mediocrity that begs an answer to…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:14PM

Paris Opera's star ballet dancer Aurélie Dupont to take her final bow by Agence France-Presse

Principal ballerina will step down next month aged 42 to become company’s ballet mistress, with last performance to be shown in hundreds of cinemas Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PM

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview with ‘THE VAMPIRE DIARIES’ star MICHAEL MALARKEY by Michael J. Roberts

SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! Interview Actor/Musician MICHAEL MALARKEY from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. The Vampire Diaries star and singer/songwriter Michael Malarkey is set for his only Chicago live…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:09PM

Theatre Review: ‘Peter Pan’ at Arlington Players by Raisa Lefe'

Up, Up, and away! “Think lovely thoughts” and come along on a fantastic flight as Arlington Players takes you for a ride to remember during their playful production of Peter Pan. Set to …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:08PM

Bryn Terfel, Sarah Kane and the chance to prom: the Royal Opera House’s 2015-16 season by Imogen Tilden

A wide-ranging slate of productions include a new production of Orphée et Eurydice, Katie Mitchell directing Lucia di Lammermoor, Placido Domingo’s Nabucco and four brand-new ballets Cont…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM

James Corden, Stephen Colbert? Who Should Host the 2015 TONY AWARDS? by Caryn Robbins

Tony winner James Corden ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS would certainly bring his comedic and musical sensibilities to the telecast, as would COMPANY star Stephen Colbert, who will soon take the reins …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM

Public Theater Extends GROUNDED, Starring Anne Hathaway by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater announced a one-week extension today for George Brant's Grounded, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Julie Taymor and featuring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. Gro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PM

Opera Review: The Met’s Semi-Dynamic Duo of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci by Justin Davidson

Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, that classic diptych of tuneful weepies, has returned to the Metropolitan Opera in a lopsided new production. One piece is bl…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:04PM

Review Round-Ups: Critics castigate Court's Twits

Enda Walsh has adapted Roald Dahl's book for the stage at the Royal Court; but the results get a distinctly mixed reaction

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Theatre News: Cameron Mackintosh announces expansion of MTI and appointment of Alan Finch

The licensing company is to establish a new office in London this Summer

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Theater News: EXCLUSIVE: Will Tim and Tyne Daly Bring Their Brother-Sister Talents to Broadway Next Season?

Tim Daly hints at a Broadway return with his Tony-winning sister at the opening night of It Shoulda Been You.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Theater News: The Public Theater's Grounded, Starring Anne Hathaway, Adds a Week of Performances

Two-time Tony Award winner Julie Taymor directs the solo show.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Theater News: Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker to Announce 2015 Tony Award Nominees

CBS will broadcast the ceremony live from the Paramount Hotel.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
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Royal Opera's Pappano says 'mathematician conductors' fail music

LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Opera's music director Antonio Pappano said modern composers were ill-served by "mathematician conductors" who fail to find emotion in the music.

SOURCE: Reuters at 12:59PM

Tony Nominee Elizabeth A. Davis & More Complete Casting of City Center’s Zorba! by Ryan McPhee

The complete cast is now set for New York City Center Encores!’ production of Zorba! Tony nominee Elizabeth Davis will take on the role of The Widow, joining previously annou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Little Shop of Horrors stage production by Guardian Staff

Actor to make his musical debut in New York City in July playing a nerdy florist after proving a critical hit on Broadway in Constellations Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM

Parker, Willis to co-host Tony nominations

Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis will co-host this year's Tony Award nominations on April 28.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:54PM

The Boys From Broadway Bares to Perform Solo, Wrangled by Queen Lesli by Olivia Clement

Performers from Broadway Bares will perform solo, choreographed stripteases May 10 at 42West in Broadway Bares Solo Strips. The evening, hosted by Matilda's Lesli Margherita, will raise …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM

Rome opera house finds harmony with cost cuts and state cash

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's opera house has brought down the curtain on years of losses and infighting and started breaking even after cutting costs, taking special state funds and reaching a pe…

SOURCE: Reuters at 12:52PM

Photos! Take a Trip to Denmark with CSC’s Hamlet, Starring Peter Sarsgaard & Penelope Allen by Broadway.com

Click for photos from Classic Stage Company’s Hamlet, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Lisa Joyce, Penelope Allen, Stephen Spinella and Harris Yulin. The new production opens April 15, 2015.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:49PM

News: Theatre Lab’s Creating a Musical Role Class Takes its Participants Through ‘The Secret Garden’ by Elliot Lanes

When education and theatre collide in an intense yet nuturing setting, the results can be something truly magical. If you are regular readers of my stuff, you know that I champion The Theatr…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:46PM

The King and I and I by Lauren Yarger

Why I am Looking Forward to Seeing (and a Little Bit Afraid of) a Broadway Revival of one of My Favorite Musicals By Lauren YargerI have been in love with the King and I for years …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 12:46PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett & More in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, based on Boris Pasternak's Nobel Prize-winning 20th-century epic Russian masterpiece, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff Jersey Boys, with a book by Academ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

National Dance Week is coming to Grand Center

Annual event was formerly held downtown.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:45PM

Lake FX Summit + Expo This Weekend by Bt

Lake FX Summit + Expo presented by Google is the region’s largest FREE conference for artists, creative professionals and entrepreneurs.The inaugural four-day event, running April 16-19, w…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:45PM

The Week Ahead: Yael Farber’s ‘Nirbhaya’ at the Lynn Redgrave Theater by Charles Isherwood

This documentary drama recounts the story of Jyoti Singh Pandey, who was subjected to a brutal gang rape in India that subsequently led to her death.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:44PM

Casting Now Complete for Encores! Zorba!, Starring John Turturro by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the City Center Encores! production of the classic musical Zorba!, which will play the famed Manhattan venue May 6-10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

That Newly-Attributed Shakespeare Play? Kinda Bad, But Interesting by Douglas McLennan

“In short, a mediocre play, at least by Shakespeare’s standards, and in this instance, mediocre is perfect: It’s hard to understand how good Shakespeare could be until you’ve see…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:40PM

Sacred Fools Wins Big at Rabidly Pro-99-Seat L.A. Stage Raw Awards by American Theatre Editors

The inheritor of the defunct L.A. Weekly Awards honored the town's 99-seat-and-under theatres, which are feeling besieged at the moment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PM

Emma Stone in Talks to Star in New Musical Film LA LA LAND by Movies News Desk

According to The Wrap, CABARET's Emma Stone is currently in talks to to star in a new 'song-and-dance romance' titled LA LA LAND from Damien Chazelle.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

Tony Awards: Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis to Announce 2015 Nominations by David Rooney

The actors, both of whom are returning to the New York stage this year, will be on hand April 28 to reveal this year's contenders for Broadway's top honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23PM

Tony Awards: Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis to Announce 2015 Nominations by David Rooney

The actors, both of whom are returning to the New York stage this year, will be on hand April 8 to reveal this year's contenders for Broadway's top honors.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:23PM

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, WE LIVE IN CAIRO and ZM Selected as New Musicals for 2015 National Theater Music Conference by Tori Leiber

Selected from almost 300 submissions, the three new musicals that will be developed at the 2015 National Theater Music Conference have been anounced. The conference will hold public staged r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23PM

Brian Cox and Bill Paterson to star in Waiting for Godot at Edinburgh Lyceum by Thom Dibdin

Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre will mark its 50th anniversary with Brian Cox and Bill Paterson starring in a new production of Waiting

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:23PM

Simon Armitage’s Odyssey to lead Wanamaker winter season by Georgia Snow

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe has unveiled its winter season, which includes Simon Armitage’s The Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM

James Franco Fails Again by Rex Reed

An intriguing true story is deflated in his clumsy hands.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 12:17PM

David Muse, first time musical director, on Studio’s Murder Ballad by Keith Loria

David Muse was one of the lucky ones to have seen Murder Ballad, a rock musical by Julia Jordan and the singer-songwriter Juliana Nash, when it originally played at the Manhattan Theatre Clu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PM

Burt Bacharach revue to premiere at Menier Chocolate Factory by Matthew Hemley

A revue show featuring the music of Burt Bacharach will have its UK premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer. What’s

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:15PM

Rebecca Gilman’s Luna Gale Wins Steinberg/ATCA Award by Olivia Clement

The American Theatre Critics Association has announced Rebecca Gilman's Luna Gale as the recipient of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. The annual prize, presented at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

Happy Days festival's Beckett treats to include a German Godot by Maev Kennedy

Enniskillen hosts international interpretations of the playwright’s works – on land and in lakes, in caves and a castle, with premieres by Sophie Hunter, Adrian Dunbar and Max Stafford-C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:11PM

VIDEO: Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber & More Lip Sync to Carly Rae Jepson's 'I Really Like You' by TV News Desk

Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Frankie Grande, Kendall Jenner and Empire star Bryshere Y Gray got together for a new video in which they lip sync and party to pal Carly Rae Jepson's newest si…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PM

‘Candice Bergen In Conversation with Madhulika Sikka’ at Sixth and I Synagogue by Marlene Hall

Candice Bergen is strongly linked to her famous character Murphy Brown. After Madhulika Sikka, the Executive Editor for NPR News, interviewed her Monday night, the similarities between the …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:05PM

After musical, movie, here comes 'Mamma Mia!' the restaurant by Karl Ritter

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- "Mamma Mia!" may be in its final year on Broadway, but the ABBA musical is getting a rebirth of sorts - this time in a restaurant setting....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:03PM

Julie Taymor-Directed Grounded, Starring Anne Hathaway, Extends Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Public Theater has announced that its production of Grounded, George Brant's new Off-Broadway solo play with Academy Award winner "Les Misérables" s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

George Brant's Grounded, Starring Oscar Winner Anne Hathaway, Extends Off-Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We have just received our first look, above, at Anne Hathaway in George Brant's Grounded! It's also been announced that the production will now extend through May 24; the show had be…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Photos! A Romantic First Look at the New Musical Doctor Zhivago, Starring Tam Mutu & Kelli Barrett by Broadway.com

Click for photos of the new musical Doctor Zhivago, opening April 21 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

Theatre News: Initial casting announced for Globe's Measure for Measure

Mariah Gale, Dominic Rowan and Kurt Egyiawan are among the cast

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Theater News: Music Theatre International, the World's Top Library of Musicals, to Open London Office

The catalog includes favorites from Guys and Dolls and West Side Story to Hairspray and Little Shop of Horrors.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Opening Night: Finding Neverland Set to Alight on Broadway for Its Opening Night

Glee star Matthew Morrison makes his official Broadway return this evening.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Love and angst in Ireland by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase is "Outside Mullingar," starring Kate Fry and Mark Montgomery at Northlight Theatre.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM
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Lib Dem manifesto vows to promote arts’ health benefits by David Hutchison

The Liberal Democrats’ newly unveiled manifesto pledges to promote the arts as a treatment for obesity and mental health problems. In the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59AM

Thank Heavens for Robert Fairchild by Rex Reed

Dazzling dance moves enliven an otherwise unnecessary 'American in Paris,' while 'Gigi' is too P.C. for its own good.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:57AM

The Heidi Chronicles by Carey

It is both enlightening and depressing how relevant The Heidi Chronicles still is, more than a decade after its premiere on Broadway. Wendy Wasserstein’s look at the life of feminist art h…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:53AM

Photo Call: Russian Romance Sings on Broadway in These First Pics From Doctor Zhivago! by Matthew Blank

The Broadway premiere of the new musical Doctor Zhivago, starring Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, Tom Hewitt and Paul Nolan, began performances March 27 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM

Applications Now Being Accepted for the Broadway For All Summer Conservatory by BroadwayWorld

Broadway For All, a NYC not-for-profit that offers tuition-free training in the performing arts to promising middle and high school students, is accepting applications for its summer conserv…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AM

Royal Ballet launches emerging choreographer scheme by Georgia Snow

The Royal Ballet is to launch a choreography programme that will see an emerging choreographer take up a 12-month residency at the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:44AM

What is butoh dance and why is it like this? by Laura Molzahn

Dance is a foreign language to, well, most Americans. Many scorn even the most popular form, story ballets — call it the "men in tights" syndrome. People who see dance, but seldom, tend to…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:41AM

Little Shop of Horrors by Barry

Jake Gyllenhaal, Chuck Cooper and Taran Killam will join the previously announced Ellen Greene in the Encores! Off-Center concert production of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:38AM

Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis Will Announce Nominees for 2015 Tony Awards by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis, who will make his Broadway debut in the upcoming play Misery, will announce the nominees for the 69th Ann…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: OUR CLASS (The Temple Emanu-El, Skirball Center) by Dmitry Zvonkov

FIRST CLASS Directed by Cosmin Chivu, the staged reading of Tadeusz Słobodzianek’s play Our Class at the Skirball Center is everything one would expect from such an enterprise when put to…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:34AM

Jefferson Hack’s fashion-dance mashup: Tanztheater Wuppertal perform in Prada by Judith Mackrell

A dream team of fashion houses and choreographers, from Alexander McQueen to Wayne McGregor, are collaborating on a series of films, including the first piece created by Pina Bausch’s comp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AM

Playwrights’ Perspective: Madeleine George on THE (CURIOUS CASE OF) THE WATSON INTELLIGENCE by Madeleine George

Playwright Madeleine George chats about the modern day paradox of our dependency on devices - and how it affects our commitments to not only machines, but each other. The post Playwrights…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:34AM

Photos! R.S.V.P. to the Opening Night of It Shoulda Been You, Starring Lisa Howard, Tyne Daly & Sierra Boggess by Broadway.com

Click for photos from the starry opening night of It Shoulda Been You at the Edison Ballroom on April 14, 2015!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AM

Review: “Storefront Church” boasts great acting in a play that seems to try too hard to succeed by Andrew Alexander

Storefront Church is the third play in John Patrick Shanley’s lugubriously named Church and State trilogy, only the first of which, Doubt — which won

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:31AM

Mary-Louise Parker & Bruce Willis to Co-Host TONY Nominations Announcement Live by TV News Desk

Mary-Louise Parker, a Tony Award winner and three time Tony nominee, will be joined by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis to announce the nominations for the American Theatre Wing's T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29AM

Cush Jumbo Lands Recurring ‘Good Wife’ Role Following Stellar New York Season by Jeremy Gerard

EXCLUSIVE: It’s an extraordinary time for Cush Jumbo, the London-based actress who starred on Broadway earlier this season with Hugh Jackman in Jez Butterworth’s spooky curiosit…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:27AM

Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson sing Broadway duet

Can we get them both on Broadway stat?        

SOURCE: USA Today at 11:25AM

Matthew Morrison Chats About Broadway’s Finding Neverland With “Kelly and Michael” by Andrew Gans

Matthew Morrison, who stars in the new Broadway musical Finding Neverland at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, recently appeared on the morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Michael."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

Sam Willmott Wins The Kleban Prize for Musical Theater Awards by Courtney Kochuba

The Kleban Foundation has officially announced their recipients of the 25th annual Kleban Prize, which is awarded to promising musical theatre lyricists and librettists. Sam Willmott receive…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:21AM

Competition: Win a copy of Fall of an Empire – The Story of Katherine of Alexandria by The Stage

In one of the biggest British independent films for decades, multi-award winning and academy nominated Peter O’Toole is joined by a glittering

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM

Sinbad: the Untold Tale at Imagination Stage (review) by Debbie Jackson

Sinbad: the Untold Tale is based on the errant adventures of a mild mannered, even trepidatious porter, who just happens to have the same name as the famous sailor. The two Sinbads cross pat…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:18AM

Tim Ford appointed artistic director of Lichfield Garrick by David Hutchison

Lichfield Garrick has appointed Tim Ford as its new artistic director as part of a shake-up in the way the venue is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:17AM

Broadway Alum & Oscar Nominee Emma Stone Eyes La La Land Movie Musical by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Emma Stone must have had a perfectly marvelous time headlining a tuner! The Broadway alum and Oscar nominee is in talks to headline the film musical La La Land. According to The Wrap, Damien…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM

Watch Gigi Star Vanessa Hudgens On “The View” by Andrew Gans

Vanessa Hudgens, who stars in the Broadway revival of Gigi, recently appeared on the syndicated talk show "The View."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Photo Call: Hamlet Like You’ve Never Seen It! Peter Sarsgaard Stars in Classic Stage’s New Modern-Dr by Krissie Fullerton

The Classic Stage Company's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Peter Sarsgaard, officially opens April 15 following performances that began March 27. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM

Scarlett’s Frankenstein and Acosta’s Carmen: the Royal Ballet’s new season by Judith Mackrell

Director Kevin O’Hare’s creative, forward-thinking lineup sees four in-house commissions, new scores and the launch of the young choreographer programme, but female contenders are still …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:11AM

‘Don’t Die in the Dark’ at Studio 1469 by John Stoltenberg

Last night, on the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre, I was in a DC theater venue of a very different sort: a tiny white-box art-gallery space d…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:06AM

VIDEO: First Look - J Lo Joins Anna Kendrick on Next LIP SYNC BATTLE by TV News Desk

John Krasinski and Anna Kendrick battle it out for glory and Anna even has a very special guest help her out on the next episode of Spike TV's LIP SYNC BATTLE, Thursdays 109c. Check out a fi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

We're All Made of Stars! Meet the Full Cast of FINDING NEVERLAND, Opening Tonight on Broadway by Meet The Cast

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opens tonight, April 15, 2015 at the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Why I’m mad at Andrew Lloyd Webber. by Ken Davenport

The truth is . . . I love me some Lloyd Webber. Whether we’re talking old school JCS or Joseph, the classic Phantom (the first Broadway show I ever saw), the uber-romantic Aspects…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

Meryl Streep Will Battle for Women’s Rights in New Film “Suffragette”: Teaser Clip by Robert Viagas

Take heart, for Mrs. Pankhurst will be clapped in irons again! Meryl Streep will play the early 20th century firebrand British campaigner for women's right to vote in the new film "…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM

Letters of the week by The Stage

‘Paid amateur’ is an oxymoron In claiming that Equity is “totally missing the point” by “ensuring that amateur actors get paid, instead

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AM

Theatre News: New season announced for Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Productions include a new collaboration with the Royal Opera House

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Julianna Margulies, Neil Patrick Harris, and More Welcome Broadway's It Shoulda Been You

David Hyde Pierce directs the new musical, which stars Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard, Harriet Harris, and Sierra Boggess.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Jason Robert Brown at Home at SubCulture

Jason Robert Brown first played SubCulture in the summer of 2014, only because the usual spots were booked. But once he played the NoHo arts venue, he never wanted to leave. “I thought…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00AM
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New Musical ‘Finding Neverland’ Opens Tonight on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland starring Tony Award® nominee Matthew Morrison (“Glee,” South Pacific), Emmy® winner Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier,” La Cage aux Folles), and O…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:56AM

Review Roundup: ‘It Shoulda Been You’ by NewYork.com

It Shoulda Been You, the new musical with book and lyrics by Brian Hargrove and music by Barbara Anselmi and directed by Tony-Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce, opened on Broadway at the Brooks …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:56AM

VIDEO: First Look - Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan in New Drama SUFFRAGETTE by Movies News Desk

Below, get a first look at the new film SUFFRAGETTE in a teaser trailer titled 'Voting Matters.' The film hits theaters in October 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Emma Stone in Negotiations for New Movie Musical “La La Land,” from Creator of “Whiplash” by Andrew Gans

Oscar nominee Emma Stone, who made her Broadway debut earlier this season as Sally Bowles in the acclaimed revival of Cabaret, is currently in negotiations to star as an actress in the new m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

Fuse Visual Arts: The Edward M. Kennedy Institute — A Minimalist Sculptural Memorial by Arts Fuse Editor

In an architectural sense, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute is too quiet a visual statement.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:51AM

Broadway-Bound Bruce Willis & Tony Winner Mary-Louise Parker Will Announce 2015 Tony Nominations by Ryan McPhee

Film star Bruce Willis, who will make his Broadway debut later this year in Misery, and Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker will co-host the 2015 Tony Award nominations on April 28, reports E! On…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:51AM

Sydney Lucas Calls Broadway Home by Sandi Durell

    Interview By Brian Scott Lipton   “Child actors” are not exactly rare in theater, but few young thespians have made such an impressive impression on audiences and crit…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:49AM

A Minute With: Alan Rickman on returning to the director's chair

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Alan Rickman returns to the director's chair after nearly 20 years with romantic period drama "A Little Chaos," starring Kate Winslet as a landscape designer…

SOURCE: Reuters at 10:48AM

Photo Coverage: Wedding Bells Are Ringing! IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Takes Opening Night Bows by Walter McBride

Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, Tony Award winner Harriet Harris, Sierra Boggess and Lisa Howard head an outstanding cast in It Shoulda Been You, the hilarious and heartwarming new mus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

Steven Sater’s No One’s Sonata Among Titles Announced for O’Neill Center Playwrights Conference by Robert Viagas

No One's Sonata by Tony winner Steven Sater (Spring Awakening), and Slow Food by The House of Yes author Wendy MacLeod are among eight new plays that will be developed this summer at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC Is Coming Back to the Big Screen by Bww Discount Alert

The cinemas are alive with The Sound of Music Join Maria, the Captain and his seven unruly children as their lives are transformed by the power of song and Julie Andrews' magical voice. Fath…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: Iowa by Lauren Yarger

The Resulting Chaos That Gallops in When Dreams Are Allowed to DieBy Lauren YargerIowa. It's the pinnacle of the American Dream. Somewhere out there in the heart of the country is a land of …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:41AM

In The Moment: Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company Presents ‘Persistent Voices’ at Dance Place 5/2-3 & Reston CenterStage 5/6 by David Siegel

In early May, Daniel Phoenix Singh and the Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company will be premiering a dance theater work at Dance Place and at Reston’s CenterStage. The new work is …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AM

Critic's Notebook: In 'The Heidi Chronicles' and 'Skylight,' Elisabeth Moss and Carey Mulligan make politics personal by Charles McNulty

Critic's Notebook on the Broadway revivals of 'The Heidi Chronicles' and 'Skylight,' -- in which Elisabeth Moss and Carey Mulligan make politics personal

SOURCE: fw.to at 10:33AM

Review: Marry Me a Little by Wendy Rosenfield

Marry Me a Little, featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim, produced by Montgomery Theater, with Kim Carson and Peter Carrier, reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:31AM

Review: Greater Tuna, hold the surprise by Kelly McCorkendale

Greater Tuna, one of the trio of comedies by Ed Howard, Jaston Williams, and Joe Sears, may as well be a national treasure. Premiering in 1981, it’s a beloved show well regarded enough to …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:30AM

Made in Cleveland: How did Adrianna Cleveland go from barista to Broadway hopeful? by Andrea Simakis

The timing couldn't have been better -- with her mother finally scheduled for a long--awaited surgery, the BW Showcase was a way to get Adrianna Cleveland's promising career back on track.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:26AM

I Look Around For (Musicals): Finding Musical Theater Everywhere You Go by Tim Croner

My reaction to American Repertory Theater’s recent announcement of its upcoming season was pretty much in line with my reactions to similar announcements from any number of other laudable …

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 10:25AM

Menier Chocolate Factory Will Present The UK Premire of WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? BACHARACH REIMAGINED by Tori Leiber

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced the UK premiere of WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT BACHARACH REIMAGINED. Burt Bacharach's celebrated songbook is given an exciting new interpretation with Kyle…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AM

First Look at Finding Neverland On Broadway by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo Finding Neverland opens tonight on Broadway following a Sold Out preview period, and we are pleased to bring you some of the great production photos from this show. Finding Neve…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:20AM

Annaleigh Ashford Performs “Slide Some Oil to Me” From The Wiz

Annaleigh Ashford lobbied tirelessly to get her high school to stage a production of The Wiz in which she would play the Tinman. Sadly, her efforts failed and her dream went unfulfilled unti…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AM

In the Moment: ‘Pilobolus Dance’ Comes to The Alden Theatre This Friday by David Siegel

The world renowned Pilobolus will be bringing their “stunning, evocative and visceral” dance theater to the Alden Theatre, said Sarah N. Schallern, director, performing arts, McLean Comm…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:17AM

Fuse Concert Review: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock at Symphony Hall by Michael Ullman

Given that these two virtuoso pianists were in a jubilant, hometown mood, this was a concert that could hardly fail to please.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:14AM

London Theater Review: ‘The Twits’

The tagline says “mischievously adapted”; I say hijacked. Working with director John Tiffany for the first time since Tony-winning musical “Once,” Irish playwright Enda Walsh has do…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:12AM

Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis Co-Host the Tony Nominations Announcement in Live Webcast on April 28

The 2015 Tony Award nominations will be revealed in a live webcast from NYC’s Paramount Hotel in an event sponsored by IBM on April 28 at 8:30 a.m. ET

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 10:09AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 4/15/15- NEXT TO NORMAL by Stage Tube

Today in 2009, Next to Normal opened at the Booth Theatre, where it ran for 733 performances. Next to Normal is a rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Its…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AM

‘Forbidden Planet’ musical spoof snares local media stars by Bill Zwecker

For the "Return to the Forbidden Planet" musical spoof, the folks at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center in Cicero are using a number Chicago media personalities as part of the show. The pos…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:08AM

PITCH PERFECT Sing-Along Aca-Awesome Edition Out on Blu-ray/DVD This May! by BroadwayWorld

Fans of the fabulous Bellas of Barden University won't be able to stop belting out their favorite songs when Pitch PerfectSing-Along Aca-Awesome Edition comes to Blu-ray and DVD for the firs…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘Finding Neverland’ by NewYork.com

The new musical Finding Neverland starring Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer officially opens tonight on Broadway. Finding Neverland is based on the movie of the same name that tells the s…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:06AM

Callaway Sisters to Reprise Sibling Revelry at London Hippodrome in July by Mark Shenton

Ann Hampton Callaway and her sister Liz Callaway are to reprise their show Sibling Revelry, which was previously presented in London in 1998 as part of the inaugural Divas at the Donmar seas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Sets 2015 Slate

The O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference has set the 2015 slate of plays to be showcased in developmental readings this summer, lining up eight titles in…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM

Review: The Twits (Royal Court)

Enda Walsh's stage adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic is crushingly unfunny vaudeville, says Michael Coveney

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive: O’Neill’s Music Theater Conference Will Develop New Musical by Authors of Urinetown by Robert Viagas

ZM, the latest musical by the team that wrote Urinetown, will be one of three new musicals that will be developed this summer at 38th annual National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM

GRACE NOTES: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 by Susan Grace

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WAKE UP with BWW 4/15/2015 - FINDING NEVERLAND, GYPSY, HAMLET and More! by Jessica Showers

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news FINDING NEVERLAND brings magic to Broa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:50AM

UNDERLAND by Admin

This post is by admin By: Courtney Marie Annie Golden and Daniel K. Isaac in a scene from “UNDERLAND” (Photo credit: Hunter Canning) Alexandra Collier’s newest production, and maki…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:49AM

What’s It All About? Bacharach Reimagined to Receive U.K Premiere at London’s Menier Chocolate Fact by Mark Shenton

What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, which originally premiered at Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop in 2013, is to receive its U.K premiere at London's Menier C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM

Steven Pasquale and Christopher Fitzgerald Land Roles in New Comedy Series “Almost There” by Andrew Gans

Steven Pasquale, who can currently be seen in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, has landed a new TV series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

Kerry Ellis teams up with Brian May for new single One Voice

  Currently wowing audiences as Grizabella in Cats, much-loved West End star Kerry Ellis has teamed up with Queen guitarist Brian May for new single One Voice, out this week.

SOURCE: 1635 at 09:39AM

Christine Toy Johnson Will Direct Alan Campbell in Seminar by Andrew Gans

Alan Campbell, a Tony nominee for his performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, will star in the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's upcoming production of Theresa Rebeck&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM

London’s Lyric Hammersmith to Present World Premiere of Laura Wade’s Tipping the Velvet; Christmas S by Mark Shenton

London's Lyric Hammersmith is to present the world premiere of Tipping the Velvet, a new adaptation of Sarah Waters' novel that will reunite writer Laura Wade and director Lyndsey Tu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM

Star sightings: ‘Book of Mormon’ at Wrigley; Arianna Huffington by Bill Zwecker

There was some theatrical star power at Wrigley Field Monday night when "The Book of Mormon" stars David Larsen (who plays Elder Price) and Cody Jamison Strand (Elder Cunningham) showed up a…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:27AM

Peter Sarsgaard Leads CSC's HAMLET, Opening Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Classic Stage Company presents William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard as Hamlet, and directed by Austin Pendleton. Previews for HAMLET began on March 27 at CS…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AM

GYPSY, Starring Imelda Staunton, Opens Tonight in the West End by BroadwayWorld

The first production to be seen in London for forty years in a strictly limited season, GYPSY opens at the Savoy Theatre tonight 15 April 2015. Imelda Staunton, who stars as the indomitable …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AM

VIDEO: Sutton Foster & Hilary Duff Talk YOUNGER on 'Rachel Ray' by TV News Desk

Hilary Duff and Sutton Foster stopped by yesterday's The Rachael Ray Show to talk about their new series YOUNGER, now airing on TV Land. Check out the appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AM

FINDING NEVERLAND Brings Peter Pan Backstory to Broadway Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opens tonight, April 15, 2015 at the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12AM

MAMMA MIA!-Inspired Immersive Theatrical Show Coming to a Greek Taverna Near You! by Movies News Desk

A new immersive theatrical show inspired by the Broadway stage show MAMMA MIA will be premiering in a Stockholm beer hall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AM

Michael Cerveris on the 'draining, exhausting' 'Fun Home' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- As a kid, Michael Cerveris was a big fan of black-and-white monster movies. But his loyalties weren't always with the humans....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:11AM

Inaugural STAGE RAW THEATRE AWARDS Winners Are Announced! by BroadwayWorld

April 14, 2015It was an awards show born in a moment of relevance. An electrified contingent of professional Los Angeles Intimate theater companies and their friends sold out Los Angeles th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:01AM

Joffrey Ballet to dance springtime ‘New Works’ program at Cadillac Palace Theatre by Hedy Weiss

The Joffrey Ballet has been temporarily kicked off the stage of its permanent home at ... The post Joffrey Ballet to dance springtime ‘New Works’ program at Cadillac Palace Theat…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Jon Cryer & James Corden Recreate Iconic 'Pretty in Pink' Dance! by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW on CBS, guest Jon Cryer recreated his famous 'Pretty in Pink' record store dance sequence to Otis Redding's 'Try a Little Tenderness' with help from host James…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Alan Finch To Join Cameron Mackintosh Ltd to Become Co-Managing Director in Fall 2016 by Mark Shenton

Alan Finch, who as previously announced is to step down from his current post as Executive Director at Chichester Festival Theatre after the 2016 season, is to join Cameron Mackintosh Ltd as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:54AM

Cameron Mackintosh Buys Rights to a Massive Catalog of Broadway Musical Classics by Mark Shenton

Music Theatre International (MTI), already the largest company in its field of licensing performance rights to musicals in its extensive catalogue in America, has announced a big internation…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:44AM

Cameron Mackintosh Buys Rights to a Massive Catalog of Broadway Musical Classics, Expands Globally by Mark Shenton

Music Theatre International (MTI), already the largest company in its field of licensing performance rights to musicals in its extensive catalogue in America, has announced a big internation…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:43AM

Music Theatre International Expands Globally by Mark Shenton

Music Theatre International (MTI), already the largest company in its field of licensing performance rights to musicals in its extensive catalogue in America, has announced a big internation…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:43AM

Music Theatre International Makes Plans for Global Expansion, Bringing Broadway to Untapped Markets by Mark Shenton and Adam Hetrick

Music Theatre International (MTI), already the largest company in the field of licensing performance rights to musicals in its extensive catalogue in America, has announced a big internation…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:43AM

Cameron Mackintosh Acquires & Expands MTI; Offices to Open in Europe, Australia and Far East by BroadwayWorld

Music Theatre International MTI is to open a European office in London this summer, to be accompanied by new offices in Melbourne, Australia by the end of this year and eventually in the Far…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:41AM

VIDEO: Nick Jonas Performs 'Chains' on NBC's THE VOICE by TV News Desk

Multiplatinum-selling recording artist Nick Jonas performed his hit single 'Chains' on last night's telecast of NBC's Emmy Award-winning musical competition series THE VOICE.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AM

Broken by Sandi Durell

    From My Seat in The House By Mari Lyn Henry       The publicity and media frenzy which envelop the mass shootings throughout the world create dramatic... The pos…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:28AM

Dropping and Dodging F-Bombs at the Florida Thespian Festival by Howard Sherman

A theatre scene performed al fresco on a spring Florida evening sounds idyllic. But when Tomas Roldan and Matthew Ferro, juniors at New World School of the Arts High School, took their award…

SOURCE: Howard Sherman at 08:25AM

Review: It Shoulda Been You at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

shouldabeen funnier and more original . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:19AM

A la Carte: A Feast of New Plays by Darryl Reilly

This post is by Darryl Reilly "A la Carte: A Feast of New Plays" is a presentation of The Workshop Theater’s leading playwrights that consists of six short plays, all with the theme of foo…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 08:17AM

What's New on the Rialto: Marc Kudisch of "Hand to God" by Beth Herstein

Marc's intelligence and energy, his self-proclaimed love of talk, and his enthusiasm for his profession were all evident when we spoke.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:16AM

Review: Red Handed Otter/A Red Orchid Theatre by Aaron Hunt

In our world of bullet points and sound bytes, the second act of an entertainment seems presented with the challenge of proving its worth. A bristling Act I is often sadly followed by a defl…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:15AM

Diana Vishneva: On the Edge review – stamina and conviction pushed to the limit by Judith Mackrell

Coliseum, LondonSpectacular monstrosity and intense sadness are captured in these forensic studies of the personal life of a ballerina Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM

Photos: It Shoulda Been You Opening Night by Broadway Style Guide Team

Sierra Boggess leads an all-star cast in It Shoulda Been You. BSG captures the opening night arrivals.

SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 08:05AM

Broadway: “Frasier” Reunion with Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce Back to Back by Roger Friedman

There’s a big “Frasier” reunion going on this month on Broadway. Kelsey Grammer, who played Frasier Crane in both the hit bar Categories: Celebrity Featured Theater(Rea…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:04AM

BWW's On This Day - April 15, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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HSO To Hire An Assistant Conductor by Maryellen Fillo

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is beginning the search for an assistant conductor.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:41AM

Diana Vishneva: On the Edge, London Coliseum, review: 'surprisingly dull' by Mark Monahan

The ballerina's dancing is close to perfection, but new showcase On the Edge just makes her look foolish, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:36AM

Not since Robbins by Terry Teachout

The Wall Street Journal has given me an extra drama column today to report on two Broadway openings, An American in Paris and It Shoulda Been You. One’s a triumph, the other a clunker. Her…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

ArtsBeat: Immersive ‘Mamma Mia!’ to Be Staged in a Greek Restaurant by Michael Paulson

A founding member of Abba hopes to capture the musical’s party vibe by converting a Stockholm beer hall into the setting for a modified version of the show.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:30AM

Elisabeth Moss, Carey Mulligan share a sensibility on separate stages by Charles McNulty

There's a moment in the new Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles" when Heidi, the art historian holding fast to her liberated ideals while wrestling with loneliness,…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:30AM

"Skylight"—And Its Stars—Shines Brilliantly by Broadway & Me

So much money is now spent on creating spectacles for theatergoers that we sometimes forget that all that’s really needed are a play with something to say and actors who know how to say it…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:28AM

Malthouse: Meme Girls by Anne-Marie Peard

YouTube is only ten years old. Like Facebook and Twitter, it’s already hard to imagine life without them. And enough people have now grown up not knowing that opening your life and you…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:23AM

Snapshot: Václav Talich conducts Dvořák by Terry Teachout

Václav Talich leads the Czech Philharmonic in a 1955 performance of Dvořák’s E Minor Slavonic Dance: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space eac…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

Almanac: John P. Marquand on people in trouble by Terry Teachout

“There always came a time when you wearied of listening to the fallacies of self-justification because you learned finally the basic truth that no one in a jam was in a position to give yo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Flyman: Technically speaking, there’s a time and a place for jargon by Flyman

The Oxford English Dictionary has six definitions for ‘jargon’, none of them flattering. They include twittering, chattering, gibberish and ‘a contemptuous reference

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Cameron Mackintosh appoints Alan Finch in bid for global expansion by Matthew Hemley

Cameron Mackintosh has hired outgoing Chichester Festival Theatre executive director Alan Finch as he moves to secure the long-term future of his

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AM

The Twits, Royal Court, review: Roald Dahl's spiteful couple fail to charm in this padded-out production

With the lucrative successes of Matilda the Musical and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory still going strong in the West End, you might have thought that jumping on the Roald Dahl bandwagon …

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:38AM

The Twits review – Enda Walsh monkeys with Roald Dahl's diabolical duo by Michael Billington

Royal Court, LondonEnda Walsh has invented a new cast of fairground misfits to stretch Dahl’s tale for the stage, but the titular couple are still the funniest thing in this anarchic farce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:34AM

Sonia rocks and Kevin struts his Garfunkel stuff by Tabard

Tabard does enjoy a good awards ceremony, and none more so than the Oliviers. All the great and good of Theatreland were

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:22AM

View of flotsam and Jepsen by Tabard

Actors have many different ways of getting into character. For instance, Tabard finds wrapping a towel tightly around the head,  turban-style, and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AM

42 late theatre greats who we should stop and remember by Terri Paddock

The most moving moment for me every year at the Olivier Awards ceremony is the tribute sequence, during which the industry remembers colleagues who have passed away during the previous 12 mo…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 06:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Jonathan Groff ('Looking') receives Point Horizon Award, remembers life as closeted Tony nominee by Gold Derby

"Looking" star Jonathan Groff reveals that he was deeply closeted when he was in "Spring Awakening" (2006) and hid it from his castmates, including Broadway co-star and BFF Lea Michele. Acco…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:55AM

Wicked London Ticket Upgrade Offer by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo To celebrate Wicked London winning the ITV This Morning Audience Award at Sunday’s Olivier Awards, BritishTheatre.com is pleased to offer our readers a great ticket upgrad…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:46AM

Max Stafford-Clark to direct play in the dark for 2015 Enniskillen International Beckett Festival by David Hutchison

Out of Joint founder Max Stafford-Clark will stage Samuel Beckett’s All That Fall in complete darkness as part of a the fourth

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AM

Royal Opera 2015/16 season includes work from Katie Mitchell, Hofesh Shechter and Enda Walsh by Georgia Snow

Katie Mitchell, Hofesh Shechter and Enda Walsh are to present work as part of the Royal Opera’s 2015/16 season, which also includes

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:10AM

REVIEW: Rumpy Pumpy, Landor Theatre ✭ by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins Some of Mackie's tunes are pleasant and catchy - the music is easily the superior component in the work. But it is held back, both by poor lyrics and, generally speaking, …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:02AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Obituary: Vince Starr by Richard Anthony Baker

Although never a headliner, Vince Starr was part of the backbone of the old-time variety theatre. Together with his wife, Rita, he

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:38AM

Theater Review: It Shoulda Been You

A sometimes very funny, but awfully dated new musical.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:31AM

Denville’s Bettys joins cast of ‘Stop Kiss’

Paul Bettys, of Denville, plays Peter in “Stop Kiss,” a drama/comedy by Diana Son at Studio Playhouse in Montclair.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:31AM

Young thespians needed for musical in Rockaway

Registration for Rockaway Junior Players’ Summer Musical Camp program will be held Sunday, April 26.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:31AM

Denville resident in ‘Doubt’

Blue State Productions, in residence at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Clifton, will stage the Tony Award-winning and the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Doubt.” Melissa Suro…

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:31AM

Solstice Showcase returning to Montville’s Barn Theatre in June

The Barn Theatre of Montville has announced the return of The Solstice Showcase, its annual festival of original one-act plays and dance compositions.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 04:31AM

Alice's Adventures Underground at the Vaults – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Lewis Carroll’s novel turns 150 this year and Alice productions are popping up everywhere. The theatre company Les Enfants Terribles are inviting audiences down the rabbit hole by staging …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AM

Akram Khan defends criticisms of UK dance training standards by Matthew Hemley

Choreographer Akram Khan has defended the criticisms he made of contemporary dance training in the UK, claiming he has spoken out for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM

Honour Bayes: Hanging out with the Young Conservatives on a Friday night might not be such a bad idea by Honour Bayes

As election day creeps steadily closer more and more of my conversations are turning into debates around policies, personalities (Ed Miliband’s ears

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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It Never Ends: Diane Paulus On Preparing A New Musical For Broadway by Matthew Westphal

“As hard as a revival is, a new musical is just on steroids harder. You’re constantly looking at your book, your music, your structure, and at the same time you’re trying t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:55AM

The World’s First Transatlantic Performance With No Transmission Delay by Matthew Westphal

Drama students from Weston College in England and UNLV “will perform the same piece simultaneously, with the overseas actors being broadcast on a screen behind the live action in both …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:29AM

Competition: Win a pair of tickets to Ah, Wilderness! at the Young Vic by The Stage

The first show in the Young Vic’s hotly anticipated new season is Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness! O’Neill’s warmest, most delightful play is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

How Ready Is Your Long And Short Term Crisis Planning? by Joe Patti

In a crisis, arts organizations face challenges that other business entities don’t. After Hurricane Katrina, SouthArts created a program called ArtsReady that serves as a resource for …

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Review: ‘Sinbad: The Untold Tale’ at Imagination Stage by April Forrer

Sinbad: The Untold Tale sails into Imagination Stage on a wave of fabulous costumes, charming characters and a breath-taking set. Directed by Janet Stanford and written by Charles Way, this …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:51AM

Pittsburgh Dance Council has diverse lineup by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The dance world is ripe with fresh voices -- and Pittsburgh’s dance audiences are eager to hear what they have to say.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:35AM

Bawdy Shop Burlesque’s ‘Don’t Knock the Block’ Burlesque Hall of Fame Fundraiser This Friday at Ottobar at 7 PM by Lucrezia Blozia

That bevy of Baltimore beauties known as Bawdy Shop Burlesque have a busy next few months. I recently got a chance to catch up with them and chat about their next show, Don’t Knock the Blo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:14AM

THE TWITS Royal Court SW1 by Libby Purves

GUEST REVIEWER LUKE JONES TAKES HIS INNER CHILD FOR A HAPPY SPIN… As Mrs.Twit wisely points out – children are horrible. Too many “family shows” forget that. Instead of sweet…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:04AM

Mark Shenton: London’s 20 best theatres in 2015, part 2 by Mark Shenton

Following on from the first part of my list of favourite London theatres, which counted down from 20 to 11, here’s my

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM

Kevin O'Hare: 'We’ve got choreographers that people around the world want' by Lyndsey Winship

As the Royal Ballet announces its new season, artistic director defends quality of British dancers and says he is addressing lack of female choreographers In his Covent Garden office, the Ro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Mae Martin on Maria Bamford: ‘she brings a whole comedy cast to life’ by Mae Martin

‘Vulnerable and personal but confident: she moves effortlessly between the mundane and the political, the silly and the poignant’In 2009 I bombed horrendously during a taping for a TV sp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Christine Baranski interview: 'Grand and fabulous? That'll do' by Hermione Hoby

The 'Cybill' and 'Good Wife' star on Sondheim, power dressing - and what she really thinks of Michael Sheen

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Off-Off-Broadway Theater Review: COMIDA DE PUTA (MultiStages Theatre) by Dmitry Zvonkov

PUTA TO THE TEST Inspired by the Ancient Greek drama surrounding Hippolytus, and set in a present-day South Bronx bodega, Desi Moreno-Penson’s new play Comida De Puta attempts to combine N…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:51AM

WICKED's Christine Dwyer Stars in Studio Theatre's MURDER BALLAD, Beginning Tonight in D.C. by BroadwayWorld

Studio Theatre presents MURDER BALLAD, this spring's explosive rock musical directed by Artistic Director David Muse.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Tony and SAG Award Winner Roger Bart Hosts 2015 IAWTV Awards in Las Vegas Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tony and SAG Award winner Roger Bart will stride onto the stage of THE PARADISE Event Center at the Westgate Hotel this April to host the IAWTV Awards.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

VIDEO: New Webseries ONE TRUE PAIRING, Featuring Broadway Vets, Launches Today by TV News Desk

OTP One True Pairing, created by Laura Jordan CryBaby, In My Life, is about to be released via the show's website and YouTube Channel. Scroll down to wach the series' official trailer

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Andrea McArdle Stars in Media Theatre's HELLO, DOLLY!, Beginning Tonight by BroadwayWorld

'Hello, Andrea' That's what audiences will be saying with much enthusiasm when Broadway's legendary star Andrea McArdle returns to The Media Theatre as the iconic Dolly Levi in 'Hello Dolly'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

InDepth InterView PreView: Marc Kudisch Talks SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS Concert Event & More by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are presenting a special preview of an upcoming InDepth InterView with acclaimed stage and screen star Marc Kudisch focusing on the upcoming gala charity event honoring EGOT recipie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02AM

SOUND OFF Special Edition: Something Rotten! 10 Surprising Shakespeare-Inspired Theatrical Things by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are shining a spotlight on some rarely discussed and unusual connections between the world of William Shakespeare and theatrical pop culture at large. Given the wide breadth of mate…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02AM

Theater News: Arden Children's Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Greg Bank's The Jungle Book

Arden Theatre continues its 27th season tonight with a new version of Rudyard Kipling's classic.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Interviews: Rebecca Pidgeon Gives New Life to David Mamet's Short-Lived Broadway Play The Anarchist

Pidgeon, Mamet's wife, stars alongside Felicity Huffman in this Los Angeles production of the two-character drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Theater News: Carousel Set to Play at Olney Theatre Center

Olney Theatre celebrates the classic musical's 70th anniversary with a new production beginning performances tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Interviews: You Fascinate Me So: Andy Propst's New Biography of Cy Coleman Details the Life of a Multitalented Artist

The On the Twentieth Century composer was also a seasoned performer in his own right.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Diogo Morgado on Being The Man in CW's "The Messengers" by Young Hollywood

Diogo Morgado on Being The Man in CW's "The Messengers"The YH Studio welcomes actor Diogo Morgado to fill us in on his intriguing sci-fi series for The CW, "The Messengers", in which he port…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Jared Fogle & Subway Unveil 'Avengers' Street Art on Hollywood Boulevard by Young Hollywood

Jared Fogle & Subway Unveil 'Avengers' Street Art on Hollywood BoulevardYH is in Hollywood for the big premiere of 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', where our buddy Jared Fogle, AKA The Subway Guy,…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Bway Critics Weigh in on Shoulda Been by David Lefkowitz

Well, “The Wedding Singer” flopped but became a popular touring show, and “First Date” flopped but is bound to get lots of community-theater action, will another comic musical about …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:56AM

Se Llama Cristina by Theasy.com

Se Llama Cristina Off Broadway, INTAR Theatre Reviewed by Cindy Pierre BOTTOM LINE: A man and a woman frantically try to put the details of their identities and lives back together when the…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:25AM

Meet the Director and Cast of Vienna Theatre Company’s ‘Other Desert Cities’ Part 3: Kathy Ohlhaber by Joel Markowitz

Meet the cast and Director of Vienna Theatre Company’s Other Desert Cities. In Part 3: Meet Kathy Ohlhaber. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell us where our readers may have seen you …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23AM

‘An American in Paris’ looks strongest in Tony race by Michael Riedel

Broadway is as restless as a backer at an opening. It’s as jumpy as Bill Nighy on a stage. Larry Hart — of Rodgers and Hart — would say it...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:21AM

For Good Ticket Sales, Try Bad Publicity

As lead producer of a Broadway musical—‘Finding Neverland,’ which opens Wednesday—Harvey Weinstein has brought his doggedly aggressive style from Los Angeles to Broadway.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:18AM

2015 Hollywood Fringe Central to Remain on Santa Monica Blvd at the Dragonfly by Colin Mitchell

Good news! Just got the inside scoop on this puppy. Sorta. They announced it at the last town hall which I missed because of my scattershot lifestyle. Now I’m a tent guy, but this is a…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:10AM

'It Shoulda Been You' Review: You Were Expecting Maybe Quality?

A nice-Jewish-girl-marries-nice-Catholic-boy musical farce that’s full of clichés.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:01AM

Schools of the Stars: Where Finding Neverland Cast and Creators Went to College by Sarah Jane Arnegger

Where the principals of the Broadway musical Finding Neverland pursued their college studies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

D.C. Theatre Rocked by Immersive Musical Murder Ballad by Adam Hetrick

Christine Dwyer, recently seen as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, stars in Washington, D.C.'s Studio Theatre production of the rock musical Murder Ballad, which begins prev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

CSC’s Hamlet, Starring Peter Sarsgaard, Opens Tonight Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The Classic Stage Company's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Peter Sarsgaard, officially opens April 15 following performances that began March 27. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Gypsy, Starring Imelda Staunton as Rose, Opens in London Tonight by Mark Shenton

Chichester Festival Theatre's revival of the musical Gypsy transfers to the West End's Savoy Theatre, opening officially April 15 (following previews that began March 28). It is curr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Their Favorite Things: Wedding Singer and Mamma Mia! Star Felicia Finley Shares Her Theatregoing Exp by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Matthew Morrison Tells The Story of How Peter Became Pan; Finding Neverland Opens On Broadway by Michael Gioia

Finding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — officially opens April 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: April 15 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1929 In The Camel Through the Needle's Eye, Miriam Hopkins plays a poor woman who discovers the hard way that money can't buy happiness. This drama will run six months.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

'Buzzer' Confronts Neighborhood Dynamics in Brooklyn by Wqxr

Social scientists tell us that relocating and setting up a new home is one of life’s big stresses. So the pressure is really on when a young, upwardly mobile black man moves back to his ol…

SOURCE: WQXR at 12:00AM

A Lovely, Wonderful Thought: Finding Neverland Opens Officially on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

There’s truly “something about this night!” Finding Neverland takes flight and opens officially at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 15. The new musical from Gary Barlow, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards